Psychological assessment of emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents : the bipolar spectrum and beyond / Anthony D. Bram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bram, Anthony D., author.

Contributor:

American Psychological Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions in adolescence.

Psychotherapy.

Emotions.

Psychology, Adolescent.

Medical Subjects:

Emotions.

Psychology, Adolescent.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 283 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2025]

Summary:

"This book focuses on formal, specialized psychological assessment in which a dysregulation-prone child or adolescent has typically been already seen by a frontline clinician-often a therapist or prescriber-who then refers for an in-depth comprehensive, multimethod evaluation involving psychological testing to clarify something that remains puzzling despite previous, more routine clinical encounters. The book is divided into five parts. Building on conceptual considerations for assessing emotional dysregulation broadly and the bipolar spectrum specifically (Part I), the book moves to pragmatics involving choice of measures (Part II), differential diagnosis (Part III), and treatment implications (Part IV). The book concludes with a series of case examples (Part V). Broadly, this book has two overlapping goals. The first is to provide an overview of a process by which assessment psychologists can evaluate and report the nature and severity of emotional dysregulation in their young patients. The second, related goal is for this book to serve as a pragmatic resource to which assessors can continue to return as they seek to understand their young patients' proneness to dysregulation. It is also hoped that assessors will return to relevant sections of the book as needed to find assistance in interpreting data, integrating findings across measures and methods, and thinking through a wide range of potential treatment implications to convey in the assessment report to caregivers, treaters, and educators."--Preface (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Introduction: A way of thinking about psychological assessment of emotional regulation and dysregulation in children and adolescents

I. Basic considerations

Emotional regulation and dysregulation in children and adolescents: What are we assessing?

Emotional dysregulation, the bipolar spectrum, and assessment considerations with children and adolescents

II. Emotional dysregulation and the bipolar spectrum: Multimethod, dimensional, and diversity-sensitive assessment

Basic rationale for and principles of multimethod, dimensional, and diversity-sensitive assessment

Collateral-report measures to assess emotional dysregulation

Self-report measures to assess emotional dysregulation

Performance-based measures and methods to assess emotional dysregulation

III. Emotional dysregulation and the bipolar spectrum: DSM-5-TR differential and co-occurring diagnoses

Orienting to differential diagnosis within and beyond the bipolar spectrum

Either/or: Diagnoses mutually exclusive with the bipolar spectrum

And/or: Conditions to differentiate from the bipolar spectrum or that co-occur

Conditions more readily differentiated from the bipolar spectrum but potentially co-occurring

IV. Treatment implications and other considerations for follow-up

Treatment implications: Broad considerations and level of care

Treatment modalities

Factors affecting therapeutic engagement and collaboration

Implications for school

Additional considerations for follow-up evaluations and treatment adjuncts

V. Case illustrations

Case 1: Denny

Case 2: Stevie

Case 3: Jillian

Case 4: Nicole

Case 5: Pedro

Commentary on cases and concluding thoughts

References

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2025.

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Print version: Psychological assessment of emotional dysregulation in children and adolescents

ISBN:

1433843250

9781433843259

1433843269

9781433843266

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